Reef Kids

Reef™ sandals were born from the surf, sand, and the minds of two brothers from Argentina, Fernando and Santiago Aguerre. Fueled by their passion for surfing and armed with a unique entrepreneurial spirit, the brothers acted on an idea to create a high quality, active lifestyle sandal. The two brothers founded Reef in La Jolla, California, and with $4,000 working capital, some hard work, dedication and some savvy marketing ideas, the brothers built Reef into a respected core surf brand by creating some of the best sandals in the business.

The now internationally recognized company has always blended the cool and casual attitude of the beach with a commitment to nurturing the lifestyle that follows. At the core of the Reef are authentic, surf-inspired products that have been worn by millions around the world since the company originated in 1984. Professional surf riders like Rob Machado, Mick Fanning, Ben Bourgeois, and Jay Thompson continue to spread the word about Reef by traveling the world in search of the best waves in some of the most beautiful and remote spots on earth, living out a fantasy that few ever experience firsthand. Reef is all about finding those spots and savoring every moment of beautiful surf and sand.

Times have changed, but Reef is driven by the same constant – they’re surfers at heart, drawing influences from a world filled with beaches, waves, and surf. They still stand for the same things that the company was founded on by Fernando and Santi back in 1984 – a love of the sport and the lifestyle that was born out of it. To this day, Reef remains a core surf company with their revered collection of Reef sandals. With authentic and innovative products intended to nurture an incredibly fortunate lifestyle that involves surf, sensuality and a life filled with happiness, Reef and their beloved collection of Reef sandals will continue to thrive, no matter how high that next wave may be.

These shoes are adorable and my daughter seemed comfortable in them. They fell apart after a few wearings, however. The back elastic strap on one shoe completely frayed and broke off on one side. Zappos is great and will refund me, but I wouldn't buy these since they are not durable. I attached a picture to this review which shows the strap coming apart.

We love Reefs (quality, fit and style) and buy a new pair when our girls need the next size. I feel that this pair felt a little small. For comparison, my daughter is currently wearing a mostly size 1 shoe (sneakers, Melissa’s etc) so we bought a size 13/1, which left her heel at the edge (almost the exact same fit as her current size 11/12s). We exchanged for the size 2/3 and there is almost an inch of room behind her heel - quite a bit of difference from size 13/1. I feel like we need the size in between. We live in Florida and wear flip flops years round so we will see if we can make the new ones work. Although I would have to say that I’ve never bought flip flops this big before and hope she doesn’t trip.

My 5 year old daughter loves these. Comfortable. Toe threads are fabric so it doesn’t hurt or cause blisters. They have held up well so far. We live in Florida so she in flip flops daily. Would buy these again.

My son loved this flip flop when he saw it, but says the strap feels “twisted” when he puts it on and now he won’t wear it. But, he is super sensitive so could be just him. The graphics are so cool- I’m hoping he’ll change his mind because he’s worn them just enough I can’t send them back!

We've loved Little Ahi for years but discovered this year that as we grew into bigger kid sizes, they begin to run small. Thanks to other reviewers I ordered a 2-3 (her usual size) for my 10-year old AND a 4-5. The 2-3 was clearly too small. We'll be keeping the 4-5 and retuning the 2-3.

My daughter really wanted flip flops. We went to a couple of local children's shoe shops and all they had were stiff flip flops with over the top gendered designs. She loves these flip flops, they are her favorite shoes and despite my worry, she has not tripped!

Great! I ordered the 5/6 toddler for my son (who in most shoes takes a wide) and crossed my fingers they would fit, and they did!
So happy because we were desperate for a flip flop like his big sis.
Cute design and well made.

I just returned these because they don't have a back strap on the 11/12 size!!! AHH!!! WHY??? Now that this happened I remember going through the exact same thing with my daughter. The 9/10s were so awesome and I happily went to purchase the next size up and they had no back strap!!! I really don't think flip flops without back straps make sense for kids under 6...my 9 year old has them and it's fine. My son is a big 3 year old and there's no way he's going to flop around in these without a back strap. Such a bummer..only one brand seems to have the back strap for 11/12. Please put back straps on the 11/12s, Reef!!!!